19.1.4.1.14 Use your feet for balance on the recovery

Using your feet for balance, you must retain contact with the foot stretcher on the recovery. This clear explanation from Lyall altered my view.​Lyall McCarthy is a Senior Coach at Rowing Australia and is the coach of Kim Brennan, current women's World Champion Sculler and winner of two medals at the London Olympics and the Gold medal in the Single scull at the Rio Olympics.​